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Friday, 22 July 2011

Metalcasting, Model Engineering and Stirling Engines

18/03/19 The model engine giveaway went to Alan from Wisconsin USA

Thank you everyone that entered.

23/02/2019

I have this model

Hit and Miss engine to give away.

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31 comments:

Awesome. I love your videos because you *don't talk*. So many other videos have a person blathering on and then skipping all the process parts because "they are boring". Whereas your videos not only show what you are doing but also let the viewer get into the same zen-like trance state of silently working with your hands.

Indeed i am overwhelmed with your expertise from casting to machining, from woodwork to sand work and from cooking to videoing. Excellent job.On the more serious note, i praise God for your sacrifice in showing this secret to the public.I m considering adding casting to what i do now and your video is a motivation to me.Thanks and God bless. Would you like to make patterns for sale?

what makes me not succeeded by doing your motor are small issues and mistakes, it would be great as well to mention what are the wrong issues that people might do, so the project is not well done at the end..

Fair comment, I have tried to give as much detail as I can but I can't realy predict what people may do wrong. Builders will have different levels of skill. I am always happy to answer any questions you have.

Hello Myfordboy,I'm a first year mechanical engineering student from Brazil.We're supposed to build a Stirling Motor. Could you help me sending the measures planes to my e-mail, paulohpgomes@gmail.com?Ty in advance,Paulo Henrique

Dear Mr Fordboy,I thoroughly enjoy all of your videos. I especially like how you show how to do things very methodically and with the perfect amount of commentary.It is obvious you have a passion not only for metalworking- but sharing your skills. It is quite sad even for us in the developing world to see the Western world so quickly discard its manufacturing- even we have to compete with China!Maybe it is also more sad as we see cities that once built the Titanic, the Clyde and Sheffield Steel and so on wither, and everyday people with skills and abilities suffer. Living in a developing nation- I can assure you poverty is a curse you would not wish on your worst enemy.

On a more happy view, I have learned much and I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude at the time you take to enrich us all. You are literally an investment casting masterpiece! I hope you have developed idiot and know-all immunity from the many stupidos who comment on Youtube.Please continue to enrich us all as I am certain that there are thousands more appreciative viewers from every corner of the globe who are extremely grateful for your wisdom.yours most humbly,Purwo Wardhana of Jakarta, Indonesia

Hi Myford boy, I guess you have a Myford lathe, I also used to have one, a great machine! I still have other model making facilities but unfortinately I had to lose the Myford when I moved to Germany!As a fellow engineer, I must congratulate you on your ingenious model building tricks and mechanical expertise. Very well thought out and efficient. I also am in agreement with the majority of previous comments on your well thought out video.I have requested a copy of your plans, thank you, and from what I see on your video, I should be able to make this one work. I made several attempts in the past at building a larger Stirling motor, but could never get one to run efficiently.Thanks again Brian

I have come across your vids as I was just thinking about when I worked in a small machine shop / foundry many years ago. It reminds me of when I used to watch Mr king making green sand moulds and shell moulds to produce small castings to be cast in cobalt magnetic alloy alcomax. I as we used to machine the castings (grinding) I can see you have considerable skill and make it look easy but I know it is not, just one wrong move and its back to square one. Even now you have shown me new things (making green sand). All can say is thanks for the memories and keep up the good work.

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